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vadana

vádana n. (ifc. f(A). ) the act of speaking, talking, sounding, [ŚBr.]; [ŚrS.]


the mouth, face, countenance, [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. (°naṃ √ kṛ, to make a face or grimace, °nī-√ bhū, to become a face)


the front, point, [R.]; [Suśr.]


(in alg.) the first term, initial quantity or term of a progression, [Col.]


(in geom.) the side opposite to the base, the summit or apex of a triangle, [Āryabh.]